2018-19’s Biggest Surprises Part 2

<p>What teams in Class AA have totally caught us off guard by their outstanding starts the season?  We give you eight more today!</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>St. Peter</strong>.  Section 2AA is having a very tough year.  Most teams in the section are not good.  Who is good? St. Peter. They are 7-2 on the season and Wyatt Olson has stepped forward to be a near 26 point game scorer.  Fellow junior Josh Johnson is also having a big year scoring 16 a night. </p> <p><strong>Roseau</strong>. Roseau? Yes Roseau.  The hockey school?  This hockey school is hooping this year! With an 8-2 record that includes some wins over traditional powers the Rams have built strongly after last year's 8-2 season.  Senior lead guard Eric Hoffer and a frontcourt led by Nate O'Connor and Jack Hirst have people worried about Roseau!</p> <p><strong>Dover-Eyota</strong>.  With Brady Williams last season Dover-Eyota was barely over .500.  Because of that and the amount of top programs in Section 1AA the Eagles were somewhat of a preseason afterthought.  So how is this team 9-3?  Brady has been Brady has also got a lot of help from Jack Studer, a fellow 20 point per game scorer. </p> <p><strong>Spectrum</strong>. "You ranked Spectrum?" they asked?  Well yeah.  At 10-1 with a victory over ranked Albany the Sting earned it.  A three headed scoring monster has been formed by Matt Kruse, Cole Elrod, and Max Lawrence who are combing to score 56 points a game among them.  Spectrum has a big game with MCA tomorrow. </p> <p><strong>Crosby-Ironton</strong>. Do we really not expect C-I to be a top team?  They are always a top team!  The Rangers are one of the state's best programs led by Dave Galovich, we just didn't realize they were going to be fighting for a top ten spot!  Joseph Stokman is a 6-foot-2 guard that moved into the area and Joseph is scoring 26 a game for a one loss team. </p> <p><strong>Albany</strong>. Wins over New-London Spicer, Melrose, Annandale, Sauk Centre, and others put Albany in the top ten for a time this year.  Albany was 17-11 last season but is now 8-2.  They win games with balance.  Jordan Schiffler does a fantastic job moving the ball to all the weapons and guys like senior Isaac Nett (15 points a game) and Nolan Rueter (scoring 11 a game as a sophomore) have benefited. </p> <p><strong>Holy Family</strong>. Speaking of balance, how about the Holy Family Fire!  After the numbers and talent that graduated from last year nobody expected Holy Family to be a consistently ranked team.  And nobody thought they would be 10-2 with some headlining wins.  Sure they've lost a pair recently but this team won ten straight this year Nick Hendler, Ryan Bowlin, and Jacob Konz scoring in double digits. </p> <p><strong>St. James Area</strong>. St. James was six games under .500 last year.  They were 10-16 in 17-18.  With 19 points, nine boards, and six assists a game as a junior we surely expected Parker Jones leading the way.  Parker is scoring 24 plus a game for a St. James team that is now 9-1 on the season plus Derrick Halvorson and Kobe Mohwinkel stepping forward. </p>